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Neptune Township board hears 2026–27 budget presentation as residents urge cuts; finance items approved
Summary
The Neptune Township Board of Education heard a detailed presentation on the 2026–27 budget from Business Administrator Vincent Carrivol and heard more than a dozen public speakers urging the board to reject or drastically reduce the proposal citing high taxes and empty school buildings. The board approved a slate of routine finance and administrative items by roll call and moved to executive session on personnel.
The Neptune Township Board of Education held a public hearing on the proposed 2026–27 budget and listened to sustained public criticism about taxes and underused school facilities before approving a series of finance and administrative items.
Business Administrator Vincent Carrivol presented the budget overview, telling the board that mandated charter-school payments had risen to $5,400,000 for 2026–27 and that district health‑benefit renewals showed a steep increase (the presentation cited roughly a 28% rise in medical costs and about 26% for prescription coverage). Carrivol said the district would aim to remain within the 2% tax-cap and described budget reductions of about $1.8 million taken from buildings and grounds, transportation and other line items to limit the tax impact while preserving instructional programs.
That presentation prompted lengthy public comment in which residents pressed two recurring themes: the district is operating a building footprint sized for roughly 6,500 students while enrollment is about half that, and rising health‑benefit and other mandated…
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